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because it was there.
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and because it was a repository of a significant amount of easily-transportable wealth, and not very well defended because attacking a house of God was unthinkable to the people who built it.
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∙ 14y agoThey attack Lindisfarne in 793 because the town was full of gold. The people their were considered the, "Devils" of the era. The people were often diseased and easy to attack. This attack made the vikings very sick however and most of them died. Unfortuntly the most famous viking Leif Erikson died during this battle.
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∙ 12y agoLindesfarne is smelly
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∙ 10y agoLindisfarne Or Iona
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Where was the first place the vikings landed?
The first ISLAND the vikings attacked was Lindisfarne
What year did the vikings raid lindosfarne in England?
June 8, 793 AD. Danish raiders sacked the monastery Lindisfarne.
When did the first viking raid take place?
The first recorded Viking raid occurred in the year 793 against the great monastery of Lindisfarne off the northeast coast of England.
When did vikings begin raids on Europe?
They began to raid because that was how they where raised and they thought it was normal. It was part of there culture.
When did the vikings reign?
793-1066
In which year did the vikings attack the monstray at lindisfarne?
793 AD
Where was the first place the vikings landed?
The first ISLAND the vikings attacked was Lindisfarne
What year did the vikings raid lindosfarne in England?
June 8, 793 AD. Danish raiders sacked the monastery Lindisfarne.
What happened on the island of Lindisfarne in 793 AD?
They came from the sea in a whirlwind of violence. In AD793, the Christian monastery of Lindisfarne off the Northumbrian coast was ransacked by pagans. They plundered and raped; they showed no mercy. These were the Vikings and they came to dominate Europe for the next 200 years.
When did the first viking raid take place?
The first recorded Viking raid occurred in the year 793 against the great monastery of Lindisfarne off the northeast coast of England.
When did vikings begin raids on Europe?
They began to raid because that was how they where raised and they thought it was normal. It was part of there culture.
When was the earliest known viking raid?
In 793 in Lindisfarne, Northumbria, England.
When did the vikings first reported to have raided Britan?
In 793 AD, the first recorded Viking raids, where 'on the Ides of June the harrying of the heathen destroyed God's church on Lindisfarne, bringing ruin and slaughter' (The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle).
Did the vikings who raided lindisfarne have a name?
Everyone has a name.
When did the vikings reign?
793-1066
Where did the vikings go second?
Lindisfarne island to raid the monestery
What happened in 793 to the Vikings?
They began their raids in England.
